CVE-2008-1600 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

The lsmcode program on IBM AIX 5.2, 5.3, and 6.1 does not properly handle environment variables, which allows local users to gain privileges, a different vulnerability than CVE-2004-1329.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00065.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Ibm	Aix

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:6.1:::::::*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-1601	The lsmcode program on IBM AIX 5.2, 5.3, and 6.1 does not properly handle environment variables, which allows local users to gain privileges, a different vulnerability than CVE-2004-1329.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://securitytracker.com/id?1019603
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ15057
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ15100
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ15276
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ15277
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0865
http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/pqvcmjd?mode=18&ID=4159
http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/pqvcmjd?mode=18&ID=4160
http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/pqvcmjd?mode=18&ID=4161
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5566

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-03-31T23:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T08:24:42.918Z

Reserved: 2008-03-31T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2008-1600

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2008-03-31T23:44:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2008-1600

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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